Curtain fixture



April 7, 1931. Vo. wlLvLlAMs- 1,799,344

CURTAIN FIXTURE Filed June 8. 1928 abbina# Patented Apr. 7, 1931 UNITED STATES OSCAR WILLIAMS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CURTAIN Application filed June 8,

My invention relates to improvements in curtain fixtures and one object is to provide a simple and inexpensive appliance Vof this character for supporting and frictionally engaging a curtain to prevent it from rolling up or unrolling too freely.

Other objects will hereinafter appear and4` in order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1. is a'front elevation of the curtain fixtures in position on a window frame and supporting a curtain roller with its curtain.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the lixtures in position upon a portion of a window frame.

Referring in detail to the different parts, 2 designates the curtain roller which is provided at one end with a trunnion 12 adapted to be journaled in a bracket 14. designates the curtain which is secured at its upper end to the roller 2, in any suitable manner.

The bracket 14 is preferably made of sheet metal and consists of feet 16, a laterally projecting portion 18, a folded lateral extension 2() and an abutment 22. The bracket 14 is adapted to be secured in the upper portion of one of the slideways B in which ythe lower window sash, not shown, of the frame C operates. Suitable means such as screws 24 are employed for securing the bracket 14 in place.V The abutment`22 projects laterally from the lower foot 16 to constitute a stop for the lower window sash so that it cannot be raised high enough to damage the fixtures and the curtain roller. The laterally pro- 'ecting portion 18 of the bracket 14 is provided with a downwardly and rearwardly inclined slot 26 which extends slightly forward at its lower end. Y

The slot 26 is of suicient size to receive the trunnion 12 which is prevented from accidently moving upwardly out of position by a resilient brake shoe 28 which bears against therear portion of the roller 2 and holds the trunnion 12 in the lower front portion of said slot 26. The brake shoe 28 is secured at its lower end to the folded lateral extension 20 of the bracket 14 and is curved rearward -riXTUnE 1928?` serial N. :$3,825. Y p A p Vvly as indicated ati-30 to snugly lit the curvature of the curtain froller 2 and prevent Vthe latter from turning except-when the curtain A is Vraised or flowered'. The upper end of the brake'shoe 28 terminates in anupwardly i projecting guide 32 which constitutes a guide `for the adjacent margin of the curtain1 A when the same is being rolled up or unrolled from 'the curtain roller 2.l i

The oppositeend of the curtain roller isvv f provided with la xedly mounted trunnion 34 which is adapted to be mounted in a'bracket 36 secured in the upperjportio'n of the slideway B at the opposite side of the frame from the one in which the bracket 14'is sei" cured. The bracket 36 is provided with an arm 40 in which a guide roller 42 is mounted for guiding a cord 44, the upper end of .which is secured to and wrapped around the curtain roller 2, so that when pulled down# wardly, it will cause said roller 2 to wind up the curtainA.

With the parts arranged as shown and described it is apparent that when the lower end of the curtain A is pulled downwardly it will wind the cord 44 upon the roller 2 so that when it isV desired to raise the curtain it is only necessary to pull downwardly upon the tassel 50 which operation unwinds the cord and causes the roller.2 to rotate vin the proper' direction to wind the curtain thereon. The instant the curtain A or the tassel 50 is released,rotation of the curtain roller 2 is immediately checked by the brake shoe 28.

From the foregoing description it is api!VVK parent that I have provided a curtain fixture embodying the advantages hereinbefore pointed out, and while I have shown one form of said fixture I reserve all rights to such other forms and modifications as prop-v erly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.V

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,y

-1. InV combination with a curtain roller, means for supporting said roller including a'bracket, and a resilient brake shoe fixedly mounted upon said bracket for frictionally engagin the roller and provided with a curtain gui e.

2. In combination with a curtain roller having trunnions, means for supporting said trunnions including a bracket havin a downwardly and rearwardly inclined s ot open at its upper end, and terminating at its lower closed end in a forwardly extending portion for the reception of one of said trunnions, and a resilient brake shoe secured to said bracket and curved rearwardly for frictionally engaging the rear portion of the curtain roller and holding the last-mentioned trunnion in the forward portion of said slot.

3. In combination with a curtain r'oller having a trunnion at each end, a cord connected to said roller for rotating the same, means for supporting said trunnions including a bracket having a slotted laterally projecting intermediate portion for supporting one of the trunnions, feet at the upper and lower ends of said projecting portion and a folded lateral extension at the lower part of said projecting portion, and a resilient brake shoe mounted upon Said folded extension and adapted to engage the curtain roller.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

OSCAR WILLIAMS. 

